BIO

Signed a free agency contract with the New England Patriots in 2006...Saw time at safety and cornerback during his Gator career…Saw action in 49 games with 22 starts…Was a team captain in 2005 and a member of the Leadership Committee…

HONORS: Named to the 2005 SEC Coaches' Second Team Preseason All-SEC Team…Named to the 2005 Bednarik Award Watch List…

CAREER: Saw action in 49 career games with 22 starts…

2005: Started all 12 games at free safety…A team captain and member of the Leadership Committee…Finished third on the team in tackles with 63 (38 solo), tops among UF defensive backs….One of nine Gators to recover a fumble this season, and one of four with at least two interceptions…Finished his Florida career with seven tackles against Iowa, including one for loss…Efforts against Florida State earned him SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors…Led the Gators in tackles with nine against Florida State, including three solo and six assisted efforts and two tackles for a loss…Forced a fumble, and intercepted a Seminole pass for a return of 26 yards in the victory…Recorded six tackles against South Carolina, including four solo efforts…Led the Gator defense with eight tackles against Vanderbilt, including two solo efforts…Also notched two pass break-ups against the Commodores, his first of the season…Posted seven tackles against Georgia with four solo and three assisted efforts…Recorded the first fumble recovery of his career against LSU, also intercepted his first pass of the season for a return of 16 yards…Recorded seven tackles against Tennessee to lead the Gator defense, including one tackle for a loss of 11 yards…Posted his first sack of the season, and the second of his career, against Tennessee…

2004: Honorable Mention All-SEC by Associated Press…A starter at free safety and a regular on special teams, seeing action on punt, punt return and field goal blocking teams…Played in 11 games with 10 starts (all but the Mississippi State game)…Missed the Middle Tennessee game due to suspension…Led the Florida squad in interceptions with four and ranked third in the league…Ranked 30th overall in the SEC in tackles with 5.5 per game and finished 13th among the defensive backs…Five pass deflections ranked second best on team….Sealed the Florida State victory with his interception with 10 seconds remaining in the game…Forced his first career fumble in the Peach Bowl against Miami, where he also made four tackles…Seven tackles against Florida State was the third-best on the team and was tops among UF defensive backs…Recorded a career-high nine tackles against Vanderbilt, including eight solo…Made his first career interception in the win over Arkansas and notched another against LSU…Named the Most Improved Defensive Player at the conclusion of Spring drills…

2003: Saw time at safety and on special teams during 11 games (SJSU, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ole Miss, LSU, Arkansas, Georgia, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, FSU, Iowa) and on defense the last 10 games of the season for 294 plays…Suffered a dislocated elbow in the season opener vs. SJSU and missed the Miami and FAMU games…Recorded four solo tackles vs. Arkansas…Had a season-high 28 defensive plays vs. LSU…Returned from injury and made four tackles, including a tackle for loss, vs. Tennessee…Made one tackle on defense and played on the kickoff unit vs. SJSU…

2002: Backup at the safety position…Saw action on UF's punt and kick coverage units…Played in all 13 games for 328 plays…One of 19 players who registered a TTFL (one TBL vs. LSU and one sack vs. Vanderbilt)…Had at least three tackles in five games (Ohio, Ole Miss, LSU, Vanderbilt and South Carolina) …Played in a career-high 46 plays vs. Georgia and played at least 25 plays in the last 11 games of the season (Kentucky, Ole Miss, LSU, Auburn, LSU, Auburn, Georgia, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Florida State and Michigan)… Had a career-high seven tackles against Ohio, the third-best performance among defensive backs…Broke up a pass during win over undefeated Georgia… Made four stops versus Vanderbilt…Made one tackle against Michigan in the Outback Bowl…

2001: Saw action in five plays in first two games before suffering an injury and did not see any game action for the remainder of the year and received a medical redshirt …Worked with the scout team at defensive back…

PREP: One of the state's top defensive backs in 2000 who earned prep All-America honors…Received All-America recognition from National Bluechips and that publication ranked him among the top 16 cornerbacks in the nation…Received prep All-America recognition from PrepStar and that publication ranked him among the top five defensive backs in the southeast…Ranked among the nation's top 30 cornerbacks by Rivals.com…A first-team All-State (3A) selection in 2000 and a second-team all-state pick as a junior, when he was credited with 19 pass deflections…83 tackles and six interceptions in 2000 with 41 catches as a wide receiver…A three-year starter in the secondary…High school coach was Jay Walls…